Jean-François Manzoni (JFM) is Professor of Leadership, Organizational Development and Corporate Governance at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), where he served as President and Nestlé Professor from 2017 to 2024.
An award-winning instructor, JFM has also received multiple awards for his research on leadership, the development of high-performance organizations and corporate governance.
On the corporate governance side, JFM focuses on interpersonal dynamics within the boardroom and between management and the board. His research examining the impact of interpersonal dynamics on increasingly diverse boards of directors received the Research Award on Leadership and Corporate Governance from the Association of Executive Search Consultants.
A Fellow and Senior Accredited Board Director of the Singapore Institute of Directors, he has served on a number of Boards, including Keppel Ltd (2018-2024) where he chaired the Nominations Committee. Over that period Keppel transformed from an international diversified group to a global asset manager and operator, and received the Best Managed Board Award among large listed companies at the 2023 Singapore Corporate Awards.
In addition to his years at IMD (2004-2010 and 2016-now), JFM previously served on the faculty of INSEAD (in Fontainebleau and in Singapore), where he co-directed the International Directors Program for several years.
A citizen of Canada and France, JFM received his doctorate from Harvard Business School.